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June 20, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
Arizona’s Constitution of 1912 has always held that “the right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the state shall not be impaired.” Arizona’s governor a few months ago signed into law a bill restoring Arizonans’ freedom to carry firearms discreetly without a permit. Previously, we had to ask the state for written permission, but could [...]
June 2, 2010
Using Hemoglobin A1c to Diagnose Diabetes
In July, 2009, an expert committee composed partially of representatives from the American Diabetes Association proposed that hemoglobin A1c be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes in non-pregnant adults and children. The expert committee proposed that diabetes is present when hemoglobin A1c is 6.5% or greater. The test should be repeated for confirmation unless the individual [...]
May 25, 2010
What Are Physicians Doing Now That Will Look Ridiculous 50 Years Later?
For potential candidates, keep track of Paul Maher’s (Skeptic’s) Health Journal Club blog. I had an elderly patient who had been given radiation therapy for tonsillitis as a girl. This was maybe 60 years ago. I had never even heard of such therapy. Much later in life, she developed thyroid cancer. Did the radiation exposure cause her [...]
May 11, 2010
“Dementia Runs In My Family. Does Food Affect MY Risk?”
New York researchers reported in Archives of Neurology this month that a particular eating pattern does seem to lower the risk of Alzheimers Disease, the most common type of dementia. Manhattanites were significantly less likely to develop dementia if they had . . . Higher consumption of: salad dressing nuts tomatoes fish poultry cruciferous vegetables (e.g., cabbage, [...]
April 26, 2010
Best Diet for Type 2 Diabetes: And the Winner Is…
“There are no high quality data on the efficacy of the dietary treatment of type 2 diabetes…,” according to a review at The Cochrane Collaboration. Isn’t that an amazing revelation? There is no clearly superior diet for type 2 diabetes, according to Cochrane. Nearly every published introductory remark on diabetes from various authorities declares that [...]
April 2, 2010
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Challenges New Healthcare Reform Law
AAPS is the first national physician group to sue the federal government over the the Democrat’s new healthcare reform law, according to an article at MedPageToday. The challenge is based on violations of both the Fifth and Tenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which the polititians had taken an oath to uphold. The new law [...]
March 31, 2010
Ronald McDonald Retiring
Tom Naughton at his Fat Head blog has a hilarious interview with Ronald McDonald. Steve Parker, M.D.
March 30, 2010
What’s Passover?
This is the first day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was a Jewish carpenter while he was walking the Earth. I figure he must have observed Hebrew traditions. In preparation for teaching my children about Passover, I reviewed it at Wikipedia. Here’s a brief summary: Passover is the Jewish [...]
